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US President Donald Trump<\/a> has revealed that his mother had a \u201ccrush\u201d on the King<\/a> when he was younger during a speech at the ceremonial welcome today in Washington. Speaking outside the White House<\/a>, the US President said of his mother and the late Queen Elizabeth II: \u201cMy mother, I just see it so clearly, she loved, I told the King that she loved the Royal Family and she loved the Queen, and any time the Queen was involved in the ceremony or anything, my mother would be glued to the television, and she\u2019d say \u2018look, Donald, look how beautiful that is\u2019.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n \u201cShe really did love the family but I also remember her saying very clearly, \u2018Charles, look young Charles, he\u2019s so cute\u2019. My mother had a crush on Charles. Can you believe it, amazing how\u2026 I wonder what she\u2019s thinking right now?\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n The King was seen gesturing during Mr Trump’s speech.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n Elsewhere, Mr Trump hailed the late Queen, calling her a \u201cvery special woman\u201d.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n He said: \u201cWe see today a living symbol of this centuries-old bond.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n \u201cJust a few dozen feet to the left where I stand \u2013 there her late Majesty Queen Elizabeth, an incredible woman who I had the privilege of getting to know.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n \u201cQueen Elizabeth, the second, very, very special woman, who is very greatly missed on both sides of that mighty Atlantic, long ago planted a young tree.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n \u201cIt was a very young and beautiful tree and look at it now.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n The King and Queen were officially welcomed to the US with an unprecedented military ceremony on the White House lawn.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n Charles and Camilla watched the display with their hosts, US President Donald Trump<\/a> and First Lady Melania Trump<\/a>, alongside a group of invited dignitaries and hundreds of spectators.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n As the National anthems were played, the sound of the construction works could be heard in the distance.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n When the American anthem played, the President saluted, and the First Lady held her hand on her heart.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n Mr Trump, wearing a bright red tie, then led the King as they inspected the troops standing on the lawn. The President saluted as he marched past at a quick pace.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.express.co.uk \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" US President Donald Trump has revealed that his mother had a \u201ccrush\u201d on the King when he was younger during a speech at the ceremonial welcome today in Washington. 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